tt_spec_type(3) ToolTalk Functions tt_spec_type(3)NAMEtt_spec_type - return the name of the object type
SYNOPSIS
#include <Tt/tt_c.h>
char *tt_spec_type(const char *objid);
DESCRIPTION
The tt_spec_type() function returns the name of the object type.
The objid argument is the identifier of the object involved in this
operation.
RETURN VALUE
Upon successful completion, the tt_spec_type() function returns the
type of this object. The application can use tt_ptr_error(3) to
extract one of the following Tt_status values from the returned
pointer:
TT_OK The operation completed successfully.
TT_ERR_DBAVAIL
The ToolTalk service could not access the ToolTalk database
needed for this operation.
TT_ERR_DBEXIST
The ToolTalk service could not access the specified ToolTalk
database in the expected place.
TT_ERR_NOMP
The ttsession(1) process is not running and the ToolTalk
service cannot restart it.
TT_ERR_OBJID
The objid passed to the ToolTalk service does not reference
an existing object spec.
APPLICATION USAGE
The application should use tt_free(3) to free any data stored in the
address returned by the ToolTalk API.
SEE ALSOtt_c(5), tt_ptr_error(3), tt_free(3).
ToolTalk 1.3 1 March 1996 tt_spec_type(3)